The Tokyo International Anime Fair also known as Tokyo International Animation Fair ( 東京国際アニメフェア , TAF ) was one of the largest anime trade fairs in the world, held annually in Tokyo , Japan . The first event was held in 2002 as "Tokyo International Anime Fair 21". The event was held at Tokyo Big Sight , a convention and exhibition center in Tokyo Bay , in late March. Usually, the first one or two days of the fair were weekdays and the entrance was open only to industry members and the press; the last two days were scheduled on the weekend and the fair was open to the public.
16-572: Besides being an international trade fair, the TAF included related events such as business symposia and other events. Notably, the Tokyo Anime Awards were given for domestic and foreign creations and creators in the event with the name of the event. The event was supported by the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs of Tokyo. Although the event did not have a long history, it and its prizes were recognized in
32-583: A boy and a girl must abandon their friendship to pursue their dreams. In this short animation, a young boy takes a flying leap away from normal, waves goodbye to his classmates, and disappears into the cityscape and beyond. At the same time, a young girl is inspired to reinvent her space with art. Shia, who grew up in Saskatchewan , was in Montreal when he was approached by NFB producer Michael Fukushima and asked if he had any ideas he wanted to present. He offered
48-488: A few ideas before remembering some earlier art work he had done of a "kid with wings on his feet" while working with the NFB on his first project, a 30-second short Ice Ages . This artwork became the inspiration for Flutter . Flutter is animated in black and white. It took Shia and his team 10 months to complete and was animated using Photoshop , which the filmmaker used because of his unfamiliarity with animation software at
64-745: Is a 2006 Canadian anime -style animated short by Howie Shia , co-produced by PPF House and the National Film Board of Canada . Flutter received the Open Entries Grand Prize at the Tokyo Anime Awards — the first work from outside Asia to win this award. Flutter also received the award for best Quebec short feature at the Fantasia Festival and a Jury Award from the Golden Sheaf Awards . A quiet film without color,
80-773: The Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013. In 2014, after the merger of the Tokyo International Anime Fair with the Anime Contents Expo and the formation of the AnimeJapan convention, the Tokyo Anime Awards was changed into a separate festival called Tokyo Anime Awards Festival (TAAF). Notably, there are Open Entry Awards for amateur creators (the Grand Prize winner is awarded with one million yen ). Though there are ten main judges,
96-534: The 2011 event would be canceled. In addition, Tokyo Big Sight, where the event was held annually, suffered unspecified damage during the quake in the Tokyo area. 35°37′50″N 139°47′42″E / 35.63056°N 139.79500°E / 35.63056; 139.79500 Tokyo Anime Award The Tokyo Anime Awards started in 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third award ceremonies were simply named 'Competition'. The award ceremonies were held at
112-609: The Year Grand Prize in two categories, Film and Television. Picking from over 300-400 titles from television and films, anime fans vote from the candidate pool to pick the best 100 from those titles, with 20 of these titles being films and 80 being television titles. Fans then participate in a runoff vote in order to determine a recipient amongst the 100 chosen titles for the Anime Fan Award. Initial qualifications to become candidates required titles to have aired from November of
128-546: The category it was nominated in is chosen as the winner of that category. In the first year of the celebration, the award was given to Spirited Away as 'Grand Prix'. In the second year, there was no Animation of the Year award; therefore, the 'Best Entry Awards' in the 'Notable Entries' are often recognized as 'Grand Prix', they were: Millennium Actress (film), Hanada Shōnen-shi (TV) and Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze (OVA) Since 2014, Tokyo Anime Award Festival has given an Anime of
144-605: The industry. In 2014, it was merged with the Anime Contents Expo to form AnimeJapan . This table shows the number of visitors and participants: In December 2010 a group of ten large manga publishers known as the Comic 10 Society ( コミック10社会 , Comikku 10 Shakai ) announced plans to boycott the 2011 event. The boycott was in protest at revisions to the Tokyo Youth Development Ordinance that increased regulation of manga and anime sales to under-18 year olds. This
160-719: The previous year. The awards for directors. Though this award does not limit to the directors of films, it has a tendency to be given to film directors. The awards for the original creators of the work. Founded in 2005. The awards for screenwriters . The awards for screenwriters since 2014. The awards for the staffs of art direction. The awards for character designers . The awards for voice actors by their performance. Rumi Hiiragi (2002) and Chieko Baisho (2005) are more famous as actress in Japan. The awards for composers (and other music related people). The awards for animators since 2014. Flutter (2006 film) Flutter
176-430: The total number of judges is over one hundred people. Various groups participate in judging the festival, such as anime studio staff members, professors of universities, as well as producers and chief editors of various magazines. ( See also : Animation Kobe ). All anime released from December 1 of the year before the festival to November 30 of the current year in Japan become candidates. The anime that best represents
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#1733094407583192-413: The work was not commercialized before, professional creator also can enter this Grand Prize. The 2007 winner, Flutter , was the first work from a non-Asian country to win this award. The excellent works of the year are chosen according to each section. The TV animations broadcast from December 1 of the year beforehand to November 30 of the previous year in Japan become candidates. The 'Best Entry'
208-459: The year before the festival to October of the current year in Japan. However, this has since been twice changed — first in 2017 to be from October to October, and again in 2020 to be from October to September. The awards for the creator of the non-commercialized work for TV, movie and OVA, to find new talents and to provide support for subsequent commercialization. The work must be an animation longer than 15 seconds, and no longer than 30 minutes. If
224-430: Was seen as a deliberate snub of Shintaro Ishihara , who was closely associated with both TAF and the changes to the law. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan had expressed concern about the impact of the boycott and urged the parties involved to work towards resolving the situation. Due to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeast coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, it was announced five days later, that
240-427: Was selected only in 2003: Hanada Shōnen-shi . The animation films released from December 1 of the year beforehand to November 30 of the previous year in Japan become candidates. The 'Best Entry' was selected only in 2003: Millennium Actress . The Original Video Animations (OVAs) released from December 1 of the year beforehand to November 30 of the previous year in Japan become candidates. The 'Best Entry'
256-415: Was selected only in 2003: Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze . Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze (2003 and 2006) and Diebuster (2005 and 2007) were awarded two times. The international animation films released from December 1 of the year beforehand to November 30 of the previous year in Japan become candidates. Founded in 2003. One work is selected and awards presented every year. The individual awards for the activities of
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